Safir started off strong with an interesting story, some good characters and enough secondary stories to keep things interesting. The changing power dynamics between the brothers, Ates and Yaman, could have kept the story moving however the writers seemed to lose their way when the overwhelming focus became the toxic relationship between Yaman and Feraye. Yaman is a case study for red flags, controlling, aggressive and selfish. Feraye would have to be one of the most insipid female characters I've seen in a long time. There are only so many pining looks and montages of the crying couple that a viewer can take. I was not a fan of either Burak or Ozge's acting, the latter looking like she had swallowed a frog for most of her screen time. The rest of the cast was great. Shot on location in Cappadocia, the show is quite pretty to look at. The writers obviously changed the story about halfway through and the untimely end of several key characters so as to focus on Feryam was its ultimate downfall. Such a shame for the rest of the cast.
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